PTO guard rant

[Andy Nash]

What a terrible attitude!

No, he’s right. That’s why I had to give up smoking, the tractor ashtrays were always full and it was costing me a fortune in financing new ones.

What I did with young people watching; Dangle an old jersey over a bare pto shaft running at full speed. It’s really shocking to see how easy a sleeve gets picked up, and it’s thrashed to bits in a fraction of a second. Tell them to listen to how the engine note doesn’t alter and it would be no different if they were wearing it.

 

[feilding]

Do you not use pto's much?

Been doing about 2000hrs ish a year in past on my own machines and other people's.
My late father taught me to never start a machine without checking oil/ coolant. I even do it on vehicles.
Saved me a lot of hassle once. Hired a car in New Zealand, no oil on dipstick when I picked it up. A month old Toyota. Could have been a mess if I'd started car. Gave me another car for a week free.

 

[robo]

Been doing about 2000hrs ish a year in past on my own machines and other people's.
My late father taught me to never start a machine without checking oil/ coolant. I even do it on vehicles.
Saved me a lot of hassle once. Hired a car in New Zealand, no oil on dipstick when I picked it up. A month old Toyota. Could have been a mess if I'd started car. Gave me another car for a week free.

2 minutes to pull dipstick and see coolant . all machines greased every working day. any one who comes to work and doesnt bother , forget coming tomorrow thanks

 

[balerman]

Who the hell greases up that often?

Wide angle ones need doing every day.

 

[feilding]

2 minutes to pull dipstick and see coolant . all machines greased every working day. any one who comes to work and doesnt bother , forget coming tomorrow thanks.

Totally agree. I would sack anyone who doesn't check machines. Glad I don't employ anyone now.
Machine operators should know the machine they are driving inside out. All service points etc.

 

[Spud]

Wide angle ones need doing every day.

Agreed. 3x a day (every 5hrs) is a bit unrealistic though

 

[feilding]

Agreed. 3x a day (every 5hrs) is a bit unrealistic though

Not really. Just part of the job.

 

[feilding]

The old saying.
Oil and grease are cheaper than lumps of metal.
Still fits today.

 

[Lofty1984]

Anyone got tips for how to get guards for wide angle 1,000 shafts to last more than 5 minutes on muck spreader?

Don't have a problem with three point linkage machine like power harrow.

Don’t clip it too the tractor clip it to the drawbar

 

[Dave W]

Don’t clip it too the tractor clip it to the drawbar

Agreed. Should be attached with as short a chain as possible and as close to 90deg to the shaft and possible

 

[roscoe erf]

Plenty of mowers in stock to suit some pockets

what 9ft mo co's have you got not Lely cheers 3k max

 

[Dave W]

what 9ft mo co's have you got not Lely cheers 3k max

Tidy fella 2.7m
Vicon 632t. 3m. Big heavy lump

 

[roscoe erf]

Tidy fella 2.7m
Vicon 632t. 3m. Big heavy lump

any pictures of the fella

 

[Dave W]

any pictures of the fella

Will get some tomorrow

 

[Drillman]

PTO guards are crap, new flail mower last year and guard self destructed within the first 30 acre.

put a new one on of another brand and hope this one lasts longer.

 

[Dave W]

PTO guards are crap, new flail mower last year and guard self destructed within the first 30 acre.

put a new one on of another brand and hope this one lasts longer.

Some of the factory fitted ones seem poor compared to aftermarket

 

[Lofty1984]

any pictures of the fella

Always knew you were that way inclined

 

[spin cycle]

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[Galcam]

In the past 20 years, I had about 7 New Hollands and a ECU packed up on one, two MF were nothing but electronic hassle and didn’t last a year and of 9 JDs two gave alternator issues at 1000 and the other at 24 hours and were fixed immediately so perhaps a few hours downtime but that’s it. Dealer shows up to service them when they want as they have remote access to the tractors and know what’s going on. I know I won’t be lying on my deathbed wishing I had dipped the oils on a machine! I guess we are all different, some lads wash and polish and put carpets in them and remove their boots.

 

[Dave W]

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I’m slightly concerned how you know that.